Amrit Chima joins the Avenues Silicon Valley team after serving as Dean of Operations with Summit Public Schools, a leading charter network with schools in California and Washington. Prior to her time at Summit, Amrit was part of the founding Upper School faculty team at the Nueva School. In her role as Director of Athletics, she grew the program from 5 teams to 19 teams in its first four years. Over the past 15 years, she has worked in public and independent schools, from PK-12 to the university level, as a teacher, coach, mentor, and administrator.

Amrit earned her B.A. at Stanford University, where she was a member of the women's field hockey team. She has an M.S. from Miami University (OH). Outside of work, Amrit dabbles in woodworking, enjoys staying active, and considers herself an aspiring vegetable gardener.